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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 1996
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Abdul Gaffar, Princeton, NJ (US);
Ralph P Santarpia, III, Somerset, NJ (US);
Colgate Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral gel composition suitable for application to teeth and gums, particularly of people having dental implants. The gel composition contains an aqueous orally acceptable gel vehicle, a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial antiplaque agent, such as 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxyl-diphenyl ether (triclosan) and an antibacterial-enhancing agent which enhances delivery of said antibacterial agent to, and retention thereof on, oral surfaces. The gel composition is extruded from a syringe into contact with a dental implant area thereby causing the composition to be delivered to and retained on the dental implant area.